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Running Out The Clock

Colin Cecil | October 19, 2024 |Best Practices, Delivering Value, Risk Management, Technical Debt

When does it make sense to let a legacy application continue to run in the production landscape?

The Backup Fallacy

Colin Cecil | October 19, 2024 |Best Practices, Data Governance

Why database backups are not a sustainable substitute for an archiving process.

Accessing the Data Archives

Colin Cecil | October 19, 2024 |Best Practices, Data Governance, Service Delivery

Should a Product Owner retain direct access to archived data? Centralized archived data management versus broad access.

What Gets Archived?

Colin Cecil | September 3, 2024 |Best Practices, Data Governance, Service Delivery

Setting standards for what can be archived and who can access the data will save money and headaches down the line.

Time to Pull the Plug

Colin Cecil | August 21, 2024 |Best Practices, Data Governance, Risk Management, Technical Debt

The pitfalls of keeping old systems around “just in case” and the birth of zombie apps

Retiring Orphan Applications

Colin Cecil | August 18, 2024 |Best Practices, Data Governance, Risk Management, Technical Debt

How to retire ownerless applications in a controlled and compliant manner

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